Non-refiuable bottle



P. ALb.

NON-REFILLABLE BOTTLE.

APPLICATION FILED JAN.2. l9l8.

1 ,32 1,41 1 Patented Nov. 11; 1919.

PHILIP ALo, or NEW YoRK, 1v. Y.,

ASSIGNOR or ONE-HALF TO ALBERT B. PEIRGE, or NEW YoRK, N. Y.

NON-REFILLABLE BOTTLE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed. January 2, 1918. Serial No. 209,830.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, PHILIP Am), a citizen of the United States, residingin the clty of New York, borough of Manhattan, county and State of NewYork, have invented afcertain new and useful Non-Refillable Bottle, ofwhich the following is a specification.

This invention is a non-refillable bottle, and the object of theinvention is a bottle of the character specified which is simple andeconomical to make and efficient in operation.

Speaking generally, the invention, from a structural standpoint,embodies a weighted valve, preferably of an inverted con cal shape andprovided at its upper portion with spacing legs, a cooperating valveseat in the neck of the bottle, and a bottle cap for the valve seat andvalve, said cap being provided with an outlet and having spacing legsdepending from its top and at the lower ends of which spacing legs is aliquid baffle or barrier.

In the accompanying drawings I have illustrated several practicalembodiments of the invention, but these constructions are to be regardedas the preferred embodiments of the invention though not necessarily theexclusive ones. Referring to the drawings,

Figure 1 is a sectional elevation of the neck of a bottle showing theinvention applied thereto;

Fig. 2 is a similar view showing the parts in tilted position;

Fig. 3 is a sectional elevation on line 3-3v Fig. 1.;

Fig. a is a perspective view of the valve and its spacing legs;

Fig. 5 is a slightly modified form of the invention shown in Fig. 1, thevalve seat and valve cap being integral, and

Fig. 6 is a further modified form wherein the valve seat is integralwith the neck or mouth of the bottle.

Referring to the drawings, and particularly to Figs. 1, 2, 3, and 4, Adesignates the neck of a bottle, B a valve seat, D a weighted valveprovided with spacing legs d, and E represents a bottle cap having anoutlet e and provided with depending spacing legs 6 at the ends of whichis a bafiie plate 6 It will be noted that the exterior surface of themouth of the bottle is provided with a'groove' into which the lower thinedge or portion of the valve seat may be curled and thus secured. I

Referring to Fig. 5, A designates the neck of the bottle, B the valveseat, D the valve with its spacing legs cl, E the bottle cap formedintegral with valve seat B, said cap having an outlet f, and thedepending spacing legs f at the ends of which is a baffie plate 7, allof which members correspond to those previously described in connectionwith Figs. 1 and 2. In making thistype of constructure it is necessaryto provide for the assembling therein ofvalve D. This may beaccomplished by'makingthe valve seat B and cap E in two parts, i. (3.,divided vertically. The valve may then be positioned between the parts,whereupon they may be united inany suitable way, depending upon thecharacter of the material of which the parts are constructed.

Referring to Fig. 6, A designates the neck of the bottle, provided witha valve seat formed integral therewith, D the valve provided with thespacing legs (P, E the bottle cap having an outlet g and. the dependingspacing legs 9 to the ends of which is secured the baffle plate 9 Itwill be noted that the valve is made hollow, thereby providing for theinflow of liquid thereto in the event it is attempted to refill thebottle, the thus introduced liquid serving to assist gravity inimpelling the valve to a closed position on its seat. Under certainconditions, however, it is desirable to make the valve solid, thusrelying entirely on the weight of the valve to effect the closingthereof.

From the foregoing description, the operation of the invention will bereadily understood, but it may be briefly described as follows: Thebottle having been filled as usual, and the valve D, valve seat B andcap E having been assembled in the neck of the bottle, the valveautomatically positions itself tightly on the valve seat by gravity, but

when the bottle is tilted, the valve drops free from the valve seat, thelimit of its movement being determined by the length of the spacing legs(Z, the liquid is free to flow from the bottle around the baffle plate 6and through the outlet 6. If, however, it is attempted to introduceliquid into the bottle,

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the valve assumes its closed position on the valve seat, and, moreespecially if it is at tempted to introduce liquids under pressure intothe bottle such as ordinary charged liquids.

It will be understood that the structure described may be metal,porcelain, glass or other suitable material, or certain parts may bemade of one material, and other parts from a different material,depending on costs of material, conditions of operation, etc.

It will be understood further, that changes in details may be made inthe constructions described without departing from the spirit orsubstance of the invention the scope of the invention being as broad asis commensurate with the appended claim.

The structure embodied in F 1 to 5 permits of the invention beingemployed on bottles having bottle necks as ordinarily constructed,whereas, in F 6, the valve seat is shown as forming an integral part ofthe bottle.

Having thus fully described the invention, what I claim as new, anddesire to secure by Letters Patent, is:

A non-refillable bottle embodying a neck provided on its exterior withan annular groove and on its interior with an inverted frusto conicalseat, an inverted hollow conical valve associated with the seat andhaving formed therewith integral guiding arms projecting upwardly inalinement with the tapered face of the valve of which face the arms area continuation, a cap positioned to house the valve and cover the mouthof the bottle, the lower end of which cap engages the groove" in theneck of the bottle to sup- .portthe cap in position and the top of whichcap is provided with a discharge opening, and a battle plate positionedwithin the cap, above the valve, and spaced from the dis charge openingby arms formed integral with the baflie plate and secured to the top ofthe cap around the discharge opening.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specificatlon.

PHILIP ALO.

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